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The official X account for TBS Sunday Drama “VIVANT” announced that Miki Fujimoto (a Morning Musume OG nicknamed “Mikity”) will appear in the spinoff “Chinggis – VIVANT: The Origin Story,” streaming exclusively on U-NEXT from September 20. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, some users questioned her acting ability, pointing to her minimal screen time in a past Kamen Rider Ex-Aid film, while others praised her current success, saying “Mikity is by far the most successful one now.” The thread also lit up with comparisons to past surprise cast members like judoka Natsumi Tsunoda and voice actor Natsuki Hanae.
What people said
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When she was in the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid movie too, she barely had any screen time or lines.
Is this a show that has a bunch of guests like that besides Fujimoto?
Tons of different celebrities show up in it.
Even the soldier extras are full of actors if you look closely.
Roles like this come your way once your profile goes up.
This is her own effort, not the agency's doing.
playing something like a Thai police officer.
Natsumi Tsunoda (Paris Olympics judo gold medalist): appeared in the Balka Republic airport scene in episode 1.
Natsuki Hanae & Akari Kito: appeared as news anchors, among other roles.
Hideo Kojima (game creator): appeared in a photo as Superintendent General Watanuki.
An all-star voice cast (providing the Japanese dub for simultaneous interpretation scenes, etc.): Akari Kito, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Yuichi Nakamura, Yuko Kaida, Junya Enoki, Minami Takayama, Megumi Hayashibara, Ikue Otani, and others contributed voice work.
what happens if one of them commits a crime after appearing?
They'll just swap them out with AI editing.
What even is this lol
The dialogue drags on pointlessly and there are a lot of scenes that are just padding for time.
Good, I was worried she'd get in the way of that.
> It has been decided that talent Miki Fujimoto will appear in the side story "Chinggis – VIVANT: The Origin Story" (streaming exclusively on U-NEXT from September 20) for TBS Sunday Drama "VIVANT" (TBS, Sundays at 9pm).
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b76cec303b098a93e1f1c66853ca9420543a8f83
but underground-stage work just leads to more underground-stage work.
then have them go promote it on Lovit (a morning variety show) afterward.
Background and Discussion Points
Separate from the main story, “VIVANT” has a tradition of a “surprise guest” slot where celebrities appear for just one scene — past examples include Paris Olympics judo gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda, voice actors Natsuki Hanae and Akari Kito, and game creator Hideo Kojima. Fujimoto’s appearance is likewise not in the main series but in the spinoff “Chinggis – VIVANT: The Origin Story,” streaming exclusively on U-NEXT from September 20, in a role that appears unconnected to the core storyline. In the thread, some questioned whether Fujimoto — who doesn’t have many major acting credits — can actually act, while others rated her current standing highly, saying she’s “by far the most successful” compared to other Morning Musume OGs. Notably, many of the soldier extras in the main series are also played by actors, reflecting the deep bench of casting a big-budget drama like this can afford.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “Miki Fujimoto to Appear in TBS Sunday Drama ‘VIVANT’!!!!!!!!“.
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